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José Luis Riera (footballer)
José Luis Riera Biosca (26 November 1920 – 20 May 1987) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Atlético Madrid and Real Zaragoza. With them, he won two La Liga titles in 1949–50 and 1950–51. He also played 3 times with the Spanish national team between 1945 and 1949. After retiring, he became a manager, taking charge of the likes of Cádiz CF and Recreativo de Huelva. Club career Early career Born in Barcelona, Riera stood out since he was a child for his corpulence and size, thus playing as a defender in various regional teams, such as Mirandés, Ripoll, and , but his progress was halted by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. When the war ended in 1939, he played one season for RCD Mallorca and then signed for CE Constància, which at that time was playing in the Segunda División. Atlético Madrid From there he moved in 1942 to Atlético Madrid, then called Atlético Aviación, with whom Riera made his debut in the First Division. He quick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish association football, football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in . History Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created by the exports of sherry (''Jerez'' in Spanish language, Spanish), football had its beginnings in the region towards the second half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Sir Thomas Spencer, who worked with the William & Humbert winery, founded ''Sociedad Jerez Foot-Ball Club'' – he also served as chairman, player and captain. From 1942 to 1947 the club had several names, ending with ''Jerez Club Deportivo'', which was changed to the current name in the 1960s. Xerez first reached the Segunda División, second division in 1953–54, remaining there for five years; previously, in the 1940s, the team had promoted on the field but, due to the "high national interest" of the Francoist Spain, dictatorial government, left its position t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Lozano
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. Etymology ''Tiago'' hypothesis Diego has long been interpreted as variant of ''Tiago'' (also spelled as '' Thiago''), an abbreviation of ''Santiago'', from the older ''Sant Yago'' "Saint Jacob", in English known as Saint James or as ''San-Tiago'' (cf. ''San Diego''). This has been the standard interpretation of the name since at least the 19th century, as it was reported by Robert Southey in 1808 and by Apolinar Rato y Hevia (1891). The suggestion that this identification may be a folk etymology, i.e. that ''Diego'' (and ''Didacus''; see below) may be of another origin and only later identified with ''Jacobo'', is made by Buchholtz (1894), though this possibility is judged as improbable by the author. ''Didacus'' hypothesis In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
